Title
Ectoparasites from the South American sea lion (Otaria favescens) from peruvian coast
Other title
[Ectoparásitos del lobo marino sudamericano (Otaria favescens) de la costa peruana]
Date Issued
01 October 2015
Access level
open access
Resource Type
journal article
Author(s)
Gonzales-Viera O.
Publisher(s)
Facultad de Ciencias Biologicas, Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos
Abstract
Two species of ectoparasites were collected from a South American sea lion (Otaria favescens) found stranded on the beaches of Chorrillos in Lima, Peru. The ectoparasites were identified as Antarctophthirus microchir (Phthiraptera) and Orthohalarachne attenuata (Acari). Some morphological characteristics are described in this report. The finding of these ectoparasites is the first records in Peru.
Start page
259
End page
262
Volume
22
Issue
2
Language
Spanish
OCDE Knowledge area
Zoología, Ornitología, Entomología, ciencias biológicas del comportamiento
Subjects
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-84944321169
Source
Revista Peruana de Biologia
ISSN of the container
15610837
Sources of information:
Directorio de Producción Científica
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